2003 Bulldogs RLFC season

2003 Bulldogs RLFC season
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The 2003 Bulldogs RLFC season was the 69th in the club's history. Coached by Steve Folkes and captained by Steve Price, they competed in the NRL's 2003 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 15), and making the finals after finishing the previous season with the wooden spoon due to salary cap breaches. The Bulldogs went on to come within one game of the 2003 NRL Grand final[1][2][3] but were knocked out by the Sydney Roosters.

Kevin Stewart was the Bulldogs Leagues Club President in 2003.[4]

Players

The Bulldogs' status for the 2003 season:

Departing players: Darren Smith (retired), Paul Rauhihi (North Queensland).[5]

On contract: Braith Anasta, Roy Asotasi, Hazem El Masri, Jamie Feeney, Tony Grimaldi, Glenn Hall, Ben Harris, Corey Hughes, Glen Hughes, Shane Marteene, Willie Mason, Travis Norton, Mark O'Meley, Luke Patten,[6] Adam Perry, Steve Price, Steve Reardon, Andrew Ryan, Brent Sherwin, Willie Talau, Johnathan Thurston, Matt Utai, Nigel Vagana (two to be added).

Off contract: Gavin Lester, Brett Howland, Dennis Scott, Nathan Sologinkin.

Results

2003 Season Results
Round Opponent Result Bulldogs Opposition Date Venue Crowd Source
1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 34 26 15 March Telstra Stadium 42,017
2 New Zealand Warriors Loss 20 24 23 March Ericsson Stadium 16,229
3 Wests Tigers Win 38 6 29 March Campbelltown Stadium 15,774
4 Parramatta Eels Win 30 10 4 April Telstra Stadium 24,907
5 Newcastle Knights Loss 6 12 11 April EnergyAustralia Stadium 22,212
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 14 24 19 April Telstra Stadium 33,379
7 Canberra Raiders Loss 22 28 26 April Canberra Stadium 19,372
8 New Zealand Warriors Win 18 12 2 May WestPacTrust Stadium 21,989 [7]
9 Sydney Roosters Win 32 26 9 May Telstra Stadium 27,132
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Win 18 16 17 May WIN Stadium 11,555

Ladder

2003 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 18 0 6 2 659 527 +132 40
2 Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 680 445 +235 38
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 2 702 419 +283 36
4 Canberra Raiders 24 16 0 8 2 620 463 +157 36
5 Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 2 564 486 +78 34
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 2 545 510 +35 34
7 Newcastle Knights 24 14 0 10 2 632 635 -3 32
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 497 464 +33 28
9 Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 570 582 -12 26
10 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 548 593 -45 26
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 10 0 14 2 606 629 -23 24
12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 8 0 16 2 497 704 -207 20
13 Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 470 598 -128 18
14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 2 557 791 -234 18
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 3 0 21 2 457 758 -301 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bulldogs to meet Roosters in NRL". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Roosters, Bulldogs set for showdown". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs-Roosters final a sell-out". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 September 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs' bad year capped off by $1m loss". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Fans will wonder how Bulldogs stayed on the leash, says Piggins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs re-sign Patten". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Rugby League: Bulldogs are let off the leash". NZ Herald. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2024.